Abstract
An historic concern within social work is that professionalization will diminish its commitment to social activism. A national survey of the professional attributes and social action attitudes and behaviors of 682 professional social workers was conducted in 1984 to empirically examine the relationship between professionalization and social activism. A model of social work as a conservative professional community was tested and found to be a poor descriptor of social work and an unreliable predictor of activism. Professional striving also did not predict activism. Participation in the profession and commitment to values of professionalism were associated with activism. Future directions for research are suggested.
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